Drawing Tools


With the Drawing Tools, you can add various shapes.

Some settings such as color and line width can be set in advance in the [Comment] tab in Preferences.

More detailed settings can be changed in the properties of the annotation opened from the right-click menu after adding an annotation on the PDF.

Pencil and Eraser

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With the [Pencil], you can add shapes drawn freehand on the PDF page.

  1. Select [Pencil] from the [Annotation] menu.
  2. Draw shapes freehand on the PDF display area.
    Before finalizing the drawing, you can correct the drawing using the [Eraser] in the [Annotation] menu.
    Note that the drawing before finalization is displayed in red regardless of the setting.
  3. Select [Pencil] again from the [Annotation] menu or press the [Enter] key on the keyboard to finalize the drawing. 
    • You can cancel the drawing by selecting [Turn mode off] from the [Home] menu or pressing the [Esc] key on the keyboard.

Line

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With the [Line], you can draw a straight line on the PDF page.

  1. Select [Line] from the [Annotation] menu.
  2. Draw a straight line on the PDF display area with mouse drag.
    You can draw horizontal and vertical lines by pressing the [Shift] key on the keyboard while dragging the mouse.

Rectangle

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With the [Rectangle], you can draw a rectangular shape on the PDF page.

  1. Select [Rectangle] from the [Annotation] menu.
  2. Draw a rectangle on the PDF display area with mouse drag.
    You can draw a square by pressing the [Shift] key on the keyboard while dragging the mouse.

Circle

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With the [Circle], you can draw a circular shape on the PDF page.

  1. Select [Circle] from the [Annotation] menu.
  2. Draw a circle on the PDF display area with mouse drag.
    You can draw a perfect circle by pressing the [Shift] key on the keyboard while dragging the mouse.